COLLETTE LAUNCHES 2020 AGENT INCENTIVE
Collette is putting its money where their mouth is during travel agents’ busiest time of the year.
For every 10 bookings, agents will earn $1,000. Bookings made from Jan. 1 to March 31 for travel through April 30, 2021 are eligible.
Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, president of Collette, said of the initiative, “We’re dedicated to our travel agent partners and want to recognize them for their efforts during the busiest time of the year. We’re excited for this 2020 agent incentive to support our agents in their growth.”
Agents will earn $25 for bookings one and two, $50 for bookings three and four, $100 for bookings five through eight, $200 for booking nine and $250 for booking 10 for a maximum of 10 bookings and maximum earnings of $1,000.
A booking is defined as a minimum of two full-paying passengers in a double room or a single passenger in a single room.
G-NORMOUS IS BACK
For the seventh consecutive year, G Adventures has brought back G-Normous, its agent incentive program, featuring more than $100K in prizes.
Launched Jan. 1 and running through April 30, agents (excluding Quebec) have a chance to take advantage of extra commission and win weekly and monthly prizes including cash and free trips. The top-selling Canadian agent will receive the $5,000 G-Normous jackpot.
All agents with a G Adventures Sherpa account are automatically registered. Agents without a Sherpa account must register through their agency manager at www.gadventures.com/agents/register.
Regardless of travel date, agents will receive a ballot for every client booked on a G Adventures tour and two ballots for every client booked on a National Geographic Journeys trip from Jan. 1 to April 30. A ballot will be selected each week. Winners claim their prize from a wall of 25 prizes at https://www.gadventures.com/agents/g-normous.
For the month of February, agents will receive an extra 2% commission when they quote promo code “GNORMOUS” on their bookings.
The incentive program is supported with consumer offers exclusive to G-Normous participants, along with promotional materials and webinars.
The North American agent with the highest number of private group bookings of eight or more clients will win $2,500. To qualify, agents must make at least two private group bookings.
Four prizes will be awarded to agents making their first ever G Adventures booking.
www.gadventures.com/agents/g-normous
WARWICK EXTENDS AGENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The Warwick Paradise Island – Bahamas has extended its “WPIB Travel Agents Incentive Program,” offering eligible travel agents with cash bonuses up to US$65 per booking throughout 2020 on top of regular commissions of up to 20%.
Through the program, agents must complete the “WPIB Specialist” training with the resort’s sales team to learn about the features of the resort and the incentives.
Agents with a valid IATA, TRUE or CLIA number can register for the WPIB Travel Agents Incentive Program by completing the registration form, available by e-mailing [email protected]. The agent will be contacted by a member of the sales department to conduct the training and provided with a personalized form to log all bookings that are a minimum of three nights.
Qualified WPIB Specialists receive the following cash incentives per booking (including group bookings) on top of their regular commissions once all reservations have been validated by the resort: Direct bookings made via resort’s website: Three to four nights – US$30, Five to six nights – US$50, Seven or more nights – US$65. Bookings via participating tour operators: Three to four nights – US$20, Five to six nights, US$40, Seven or more nights – US$55.
